'25 MSAA Summer Institute

Our district has gone cell-phone free, with remarkably positive results. While getting to this point was a heavy lift, the hard work has paid off in an improved school culture for every student. (Pioneer Valley is one of the districts featured in the MA Attorney General's Toolkit for School Leaders around cell phones and social media.)

Participants will learn about our district's experience in three key areas: how we collaborated with School Committee to craft the phone-free policy, how we communicated with our community before and during the change, and how we have implemented the policy carefully and consistently with students.

We will share a well-curated set of resources that will be helpful to any district working towards a healthy, phone-free environment for students.